講義分析案例mary fisher whisper of aids

低語(yǔ)Mary ·Delivered19August1992,RepublicanNationalConvention,Houston,LessthanthreemonthsagoattformhearingsinSaltLakeCity,IaskedtheRepublicanPartytolifttheshroudofsilencewhichhasbeendrapedovertheissueofHIVandAIDS.Ihavecometonighttobringoursilencetoanend.Ibearamessageofchallenge,notself-congratulation.Iwantyourattention,notyourapuse.IwouldneverhaveaskedtobeHIVpositive,butIbelievethatinallthingsthereisapurpose;andIstandbeforeyouandbeforethenationgladly.TherealityofAIDSisbrutallyclear.TwohundredthousandAmericansaredeadordying.Amillionmoreareinfected.Worldwide,fortymillion,sixtymillion,orahundredmillioninfectionswillbecountedinthecomingfewyears.Butdespitescienceandresearch,WhiteHousemeetings,andcongressionalhearings,despitegoodintentionsandboldinitiatives,nslogans,andhopefulpromises,itis--despiteitall--theepidemicwhichiswinningInthecontextofanelectionyear,Iaskyou,hereinthisgreathall,orlisteninginthequietofyourhome,torecognizethatAIDSisnotapoliticalcreature.ItdoesnotcarewhetheryouareDemocratorRepublican;itdoesnotaskwhetheryouareblackorwhite,maleorfemale,gayorstraight,youngorold.Tonight,IrepresentanAIDScommunitywhosemembershavebeenreluctantlydraftedfromeverysegmentofAmericansociety.ThoughIamwhiteandamother,IamonewithablackinfantstrugglingwithtubesinaPhiladelphiahospital.ThoughIamfemaleandcontractedthisdiseaseinmarriageandenjoythewarmsupportofmyfamily,Iamonewiththelonelygaymanshelteringaflickeringcandlefromthecoldwindofhisfamily’srejection.Thisisnotadistantthreat.Itisapresentdanger.Therateofinfectionisincreasingfastestamongwomenandchildren.Largelyunknownadecadeago,AIDSisthethirdleadingkillerofyoungadultAmericanstoday.Butitwon’tbethirdforlong,becauseunlikeotherdiseases,thisonetravels.Adolescentsdon’tgiveeachothercancerorheartdiseasebecausetheybelievetheyareinlove,butHIVisdifferent;andwehavehelpeditalong.Wehavekilledeachotherwithourignorance,ourprejudice,andoursilence.Wemaytakerefugeinourstereotypes,butwecannothidetherelong,becauseHIVasksonlyonethingofthoseitattacks.Areyouhuman?Andthisistherightquestion.Areyouhuman?BecausepeoplewithHIVhavenotenteredsomealienstateofbeing.Theyarehuman.Theyhavenotearnedcruelty,andtheydonotdeservemeanness.Theydon’tbenefitfrombeingisolatedortreatedasoutcasts.EachofthemisexactlywhatGodmade:a ;notevil,deservingofourjudgment;notvictims,longingforourpity--people,readyforsupportandworthyofcompassion.Mycalltoyou,myParty,istotakeapublicstand,nolesscompassionatethanthatoftheandMrs.Bush.Theyhaveembracedmeandmyfamilyinmemorableways.Intheceofjudgment,theyhaveshownaffection.Indifficultmoments,theyhaveraisedourspirits.Inthedarkesthours,Ihaveseenthemreachingnotonlytome,butalsotomyparents,armedwiththatstunninggriefandspecialgracethatcomesonlytoparentswhohavethemselvesleanedtoolongoverthebedsideofadyingchild.Withthe’sleadership,muchgoodhasbeendone.Muchofthegoodhasgoneunheralded,andasthehasinsisted,muchremainstobedone.Butwedothe’scausenogoodifwepraisetheAmericanfamilybutignoreathatdestroysit.Wemustbeconsistentifwearetobebelieved.Wecannotlovejusticeandignoreprejudice,loveourchildrenandfeartoteachthem.Whateverourroleasparentormaker,wemustactaseloquentlyaswespeak--elsewehavenointegrity.Mycalltothenationisapleaforawareness.Ifyoubelieveyouaresafe,youareindanger.BecauseIwasnothemophiliac,Iwasnotatrisk.BecauseIwasnotgay,Iwasnotrisk.BecauseIdidnotinjectdrugs,IwasnotatMyfatherhasdevotedmuchofhislifetimeguardingagainstanotherholocaust.HeispartofthegenerationwhoheardPastorNemoellorcomeoutoftheNazideathcampstosay,“TheycameaftertheJews,andIwasnotaJew,so,Ididnot.Theycameafterthetradeunionists,andIwasnotatradeunionist,so,Ididnot.ThentheycameaftertheRomanCatholics,andIwasnotaRomanCatholic,so,Ididnot.Thentheycameafterme,andtherewasnooneleftto.”The--Thelessonhistoryteachesisthis:Ifyoubelieveyouaresafe,youareatrisk.Ifyoudonotseethiskillerstalkingyourchildren,lookagain.Thereisnofamilyorcommunity,noraceorreligion,noceleftinAmericathatissafe.Untilwegenuinelyembracethismessage,weareanationatrisk.Tonight,HIVmarchesresoluytowardAIDSinmorethanamillionAmericanhomes,litteringitspathwaywiththebodiesoftheyoung--youngmen,youngwomen,youngparents,andyoungchildren.Oneofthefamiliesismine.IfitistruethatHIVinevitablyturnstoAIDS,thenmychildrenwillinevitablyturntoorphans.Myfamilyhasbeenarockofsupport.My84-year-oldfather,whohaspursuedthehealingofthenations,willnotacceptthepremisethathecannothealhisdaughter.Mymotherrefusestobebroken.Shestillcallsatmidnighttolwonderfuljokesthatmakemelaugh.Sistersandfriends,andmybrotherPhillip,whosebirthdayistoday,allhavehelpedcarrymeoverthehardestces.Iamblessed,richlyanddeeplyblessed,tohavesuchafamily.Butnotallofyou--Butnotallofyouhavebeensoblessed.YouareHIVpositive,butdarenotsayit.Youhavelostlovedones,butyoudarenotwhisperthewordAIDS.Youweepsilently.Yougrievealone.Ihaveamessageforyou.Itisnotyouwhoshouldfeelshame.Itiswe--wewhotolerateignoranceandpracticeprejudice,wewhohavetaughtyoutofear.Wemustliftourshroudofsilence,makingitsafeforyoutoreachoutforcompassion.Itisourtasktoseeksafetyforourchildren,notinquietdenial,butineffectiveaction.Somedayourchildrenwillbegrown.MysonMax,nowfour,willtakethemeasureofhismother.MysonZachary,nowtwo,willsortthroughhismemories.Imaynotbeheretoheartheirjudgments,butIknowalreadywhatIhopetheyare.Iwantmychildrentoknowthattheirmotherwasnotavictim.Shewasamessenger.Idonotthemtothink,asIoncedid,thatcourageistheabsenceoffear.Iwantthemtoknowthatcourageisthestrengthtoactwiselywhenmostweareafraid.IwantthemtohavethecouragetostepforwardwhencalledbytheirnationortheirPartyandgiveleadership,nomatterwhatthe alcost.IasknomoreofyouthanIaskofmyselforofmychildren.Tothemillionsofyouwhoaregrieving,whoarefrightened,whohavesufferedtheravagesofAIDSfirsthand:Havecourage,andyouwillfindsupport.Tothemillionswhoarestrong,Iissuetheplea:Setasideprejudiceandpoliticstomakeroomforcompassionandsound.Tomychildren,Imakethispledge:Iwillnotgivein,Zachary,becauseIdrawmyandyou,mychild,givemethereasontosaytoAmerica,"Youareatrisk."AndIwillnotrest,Max,untilIhavedoneallIcantomakeyourworldsafe.Iwillseekacewhereintimacyisnotthepreludetosuffering.Iwillnothurrytoleaveyou,mychildren,butwhenIgo,Ipraythatyouwillnotsuffershameonmyaccount.Toallwithinthesoundofmyvoice,Iappeal:Learnwithmethelessonsofhistoryandofgrace,somychildrenwillnotbeafraidtosaytheword"AIDS"whenIamgone.Then,theirchildrenandyoursmaynotneedtowhisperitatall.Godblessthechildren,andGodblessusall.Good如果相信自己是安全的，那已身處危境了。當(dāng)初不是因?yàn)槲也皇茄巡』级鴽](méi)有不是因我不是而沒(méi)有不是因我不吸毒而沒(méi)有。Tonight,HIVmarchesfirmlytowardsAIDSinmorethanamillionAmericanhomes,litteringitspathwaywiththebodiesoftheyoungyoungmen,youngwomenyoungparents,andyoungchildren.Oneofthefamiliesismine.IfitistruethatHIVinevitablyturnstoAIDSthenmychildrenwillinevitablyturntoorphans孤兒).今晚，在一百多萬(wàn)家庭里正穩(wěn)步地向邁進(jìn)沿途丟棄的盡是年輕的尸骨——年輕的、年輕的女人，年輕的父母和年幼的孩童，那么我的孩子將不可避免地成為孤兒。Myfamilyhasbeenarockofsupport.My84-year-oldfather,whohaspursuedthehealingofthenations,willnotacceptthepremise(假設(shè))thathecannothealhisdaughter.Mymotherrefusestobebroken;shestillcallsatmidnighttolwonderfuljokesthatmakemelaugh.Sistersandfriends,andmybrotherPhilip(whosebirthdayistoday)—allhavehelpedcarrymeoverthehardestces.Iamblessed,richlyanddeeplyblessed,tohavesuchafamily.我的家人一直給予我磐石般的支持。我84歲的父親一直致力于上帝“醫(yī)治萬(wàn)民”的事業(yè)，他不愿意接受自己無(wú)力醫(yī)治女兒的假定。我母親放棄 講些令我捧腹的笑話。姐妹、朋友、我的兄弟（今天是他的生日，他們都幫助我穿越了最艱難的地帶。擁有這樣一個(gè)家庭，我是“”的，深深的、無(wú)比的“。 Butnotallofyouhavebeensoblessed.YouareHIV-positivebutdarenotsayit.Youhavelostlovedones,butyoudarednotwhisperthewordAIDS.Youweepsilently;yougrievealone.但是，你們大家并非都如我這般是的攜帶者但卻沒(méi)有勇氣說(shuō)出來(lái)；失去了心愛(ài)的人但卻沒(méi)有勇氣輕聲說(shuō)“這個(gè)詞悄悄啜泣，獨(dú)自悲傷。Ihaveamessageforyou:Itisnotyouwhoshouldfeelshame;itiswe.Wewhotolerateignoran